World's Smallest Linux Box Fits in RJ-45 Jack

Posted by timothy on Monday March 28, 2005 @11:09AM from the nearly-swallowable dept.

An anonymous reader writes "German electronics company Kleinhenz is shipping a network-enabled Linux system built into an RJ-45 Ethernet jack. "Picotux" has a 55MHz ARM processor, 2MB of Flash, 8MB of RAM, a serial port, and five lines of GPIO. It measures 0.75 x 0.75 x 1.4 inches (19 x 19 x 36mm), and weighs 0.64 ounces (18 grams), packaged in a metal housing. A wireless 802.11 version appears to be on the horizon, too. So, if you've ever wanted to network-enable, say, a robot, boombox, or model airplane, this could be the system for you." Is this really the world's smallest? It looks a bit chunkier than a tiny gumstix machine.

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But does it run Linux? by nxtr · 2005-03-28 11:11 · Score: 0, Redundant

Oh yea, it does...
Imagine... by dynoman7 · 2005-03-28 11:12 · Score: 0, Redundant

...never mind.

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Imagine a... by Rui+Lopes · 2005-03-28 11:13 · Score: 0, Redundant

beowulf cluster of these!

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Re:Beowolf Cluster by Anonymous Coward · 2005-03-28 11:36 · Score: 0, Redundant

Just imagine a Beowulf cluster of these!

... inside a Mac Mini.

Oooooh, *buuuurn*!!! ;)
Re:it's all about size by mrchaotica · 2005-03-28 12:03 · Score: 0, Redundant

IN SOVIET RUSSIA, Picotux eats you!

See what you started?!

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